Socialist Party (Belgium)
Socialist Party Walloon Parliament | 23 / 75 | |
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Parliament of the French Community | 28 / 94 | |
Brussels Parliament (French-speaking seats) | 17 / 72 | |
European Parliament (French-speaking seats) | 2 / 8 | |
Benelux Parliament | 3 / 21 | |
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The Socialist Party
The PS is very commonly part of governing coalitions, and dominates most local authorities because of the extremely fragmented nature of Belgian political institutions, particularly in Francophone areas. In the years since 1999, the PS has simultaneously controlled five regional executive bodies: the
The party, or its members, have from time to time been brought into connection with criminal activities and political scandals, mostly concerning
Electoral results
The PS performed well in the
In the 10 June 2007
Timeline
Results for the
Ideology
The ideology and image of the PS is a mix of
Notable figures
Chairmen
- André Cools, 1978–1981 (previously leader of the Walloon branch of the BSP/PSB)
- Guy Spitaels, 1981–1992
- Philippe Busquin, 1992–1999
- Elio Di Rupo, 1999–2011
- Thierry Giet, 2011–2013 (ad interim)
- Paul Magnette, 2013–2014 (ad interim)
- Elio Di Rupo, 2014–2019
- Paul Magnette, 2019–
Other
- Rudy Demotte
- André Flahaut
- Jean-Claude Marcourt
- Philippe Moureaux
- Laurette Onkelinx
- Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe
Electoral results
Chamber of Representatives
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | 689,876 | 12.5 | 31 / 212
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Coalition | |
1981 | 733,137 | 12.2 | 35 / 212
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4 | Opposition |
1985 | 834,488 | 13.8 | 35 / 212
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0 | Opposition |
1987 | 961,361 | 15.6 | 40 / 212
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5 | Coalition |
1991 | 831,199 | 13.5 | 35 / 212
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5 | Coalition |
1995 | 720,819 | 11.9 | 21 / 150
|
14 | Coalition |
1999 | 631,653 | 10.2 | 19 / 150
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2 | Coalition |
2003 | 855,992 | 13.0 | 25 / 150
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6 | Coalition |
2007 | 724,787 | 10.9 | 20 / 150
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5 | Coalition |
2010 | 894,543 | 13.7 | 26 / 150
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6 | Coalition |
2014 | 787,165 | 11.7 | 23 / 150
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3 | Opposition |
2019 | 641,623 | 9.5 | 20 / 150
|
3 | External support (2020) |
Coalition (2020–) |
Senate
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | 685,307 | 12.5 | 17 / 106
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1981 | 755,512 | 12.7 | 18 / 106
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1985 | 832,792 | 13.9 | 18 / 106
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0 |
1987 | 958,686 | 15.7 | 20 / 106
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2 |
1991 | 814,136 | 13.3 | 18 / 106
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2 |
1995 | 764,610 | 12.8 | 5 / 40
|
13 |
1999 | 597,890 | 9.7 | 4 / 40
|
1 |
2003 | 840,908 | 12.8 | 6 / 40
|
2 |
2007 | 678,812 | 10.2 | 4 / 40
|
2 |
2010 | 880,828 | 13.6 | 7 / 40
|
3 |
Regional
Brussels Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F.E.C. | Overall | |||||
1989
|
96,189 | 22.0 (#1) | 18 / 75
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Coalition | ||
1995 | 88,370 | 21.4 (#2) | 17 / 75
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1 | Coalition | |
1999 | 68,307 | 18.6 (#3) | 16.0 (#3) | 13 / 75
|
4 | Coalition |
2004 | 130,462 | 33.4 (#1) | 28.7 (#1) | 26 / 89
|
13 | Coalition |
2009 | 107,303 | 26.2 (#2) | 23.3 (#2) | 21 / 89
|
5 | Coalition |
2014 | 108,755 | 26.6 (#1) | 23.5 (#1) | 21 / 89
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Coalition | |
2019 | 85,530 | 22.0 (#1) | 18.7 (#1) | 17 / 89
|
4 | Coalition |
Walloon Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 665,986 | 35.2 (#1) | 30 / 75
|
Coalition | |
1999 | 560,867 | 29.4 (#1) | 25 / 75
|
5 | Coalition |
2004 | 727,781 | 36.9 (#1) | 34 / 75
|
9 | Coalition |
2009 | 657,803 | 32.8 (#1) | 29 / 75
|
5 | Coalition |
2014 | 626,473 | 30.9 (#1) | 30 / 75
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1 | Coalition (2014–2017) |
Opposition (2017–2019) | |||||
2019 | 532,422 | 26.2 (#1) | 23 / 75
|
7 | Coalition |
German-speaking Community Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 6,407 | 16.3 | 4 / 25
|
0 | Opposition |
1995 | 5,958 | 16.1 | 4 / 25
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0 | Coalition |
1999 | 5,519 | 15.0 | 4 / 25
|
0 | Coalition |
2004 | 6,903 | 19.0 | 5 / 25
|
1 | Coalition |
2009 | 7,231 | 19.3 | 5 / 25
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0 | Coalition |
2014 | 6,047 | 16.1 | 4 / 25
|
1 | Coalition |
2019 | 5,820 | 14.8 | 4 / 25
|
0 | Coalition |
European Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F.E.C. | G.E.C. | F.E.C. | G.E.C. | Overall | |||
1979 | 575,824 | 27.4 (#1) | 10.6 | 4 / 24
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1984 | 762,293 | 34.0 (#1) | 5 / 24
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1 | |||
1989 | 854,207 | 38.1 (#1) | 14.5 | 5 / 24
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0 | ||
1994 | 680,142 | 4,820 | 30.4 (#1) | 12.6 (#5) | 3 / 25
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2 | |
1999 | 596,567 | 25.8 (#2) | 9.6 | 3 / 25
|
0 | ||
2004 | 878,577 | 36.1 (#1) | 14.9 (#3) | 13.5 | 4 / 24
|
1 | |
2009 | 714,947 | 5,527 | 29.1 (#1) | 14.6 (#4) | 10.9 | 3 / 22
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1 |
2014 | 714,645 | 5,835 | 29.3 (#1) | 15.1 (#4) | 10.7 | 3 / 21
|
0 |
2019 | 651,157 | 4,655 | 26.7 (#1) | 11.4 (#4) | 9.7 | 2 / 21
|
1 |
See also
References
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